Former WWE Champion Invited To Return 12 Years After Retirement

A former world champion has received an invitation to return to WWE nearly 12 years after announcing their retirement.

Kaitlyn had a four-year run in the Stamford-based company, during which she held the Divas Championship, before stepping away from the ring and announcing her retirement in 2014.

The 39-year-old made a brief return to the WWE ring in 2018 to compete in the Mae Young Classic tournament, but was eliminated in the second round by Michin (formerly known as Mia Yim).

In a recent interview with the Rewind Recap Relive podcast, Kaitlyn admitted that she hated her final match in 2014. However, she enjoyed going head-to-head with Michin four years later and stated that she is now open to a WWE return.

I’m totally open to it. I really am—and I’ve been open to it for a while. So in 2018—I left in 2014—and then I came back to do the Mae Young Classic, which was a great experience. That was the first time I got to experience the Performance Center, and I was like, ‘This is amazing.’ The gym, the trainers, all the rings—it was so state-of-the-art.

I had two matches. My first one was kind of—like the woman I was wrestling was very new. We had a good match. But my second match was with Mia Yim, and we had such a sick match. I love her.

My last match before I left in 2014—I did not love that. I felt sick to my stomach. It wasn’t a good situation. I had asked for my release the day before, and they asked me to stay one more day. Then they gave me a last match—I think it was on Main Event or Superstars.

And I took a superkick to the face from Tamina, and it just left a bad taste in my mouth. At that point, I just wanted to get out of there. So going back and having that match again—my second match in the Mae Young Classic—I was like, if I never get in a WWE ring again, this match was enough for me. It felt like the perfect last match, because I loved it so much. [H/T: Ringside News]

Michin Invites Kaitlyn To Return To WWE

Michin quickly took to social media to react to Kaitlyn’s comments about their match in the Mae Young Classic nearly eight years ago, noting that it was fun to wrestle the former Divas Champion, whom she was a fan of growing up.

The SmackDown star also extended an invitation to Kaitlyn to return for another match.

I’ve been a fan growing up, she was so much fun to wrestle 🥹 come back so we can do it again !

I’ve been a fan growing up, she was so much fun to wrestle 🥹 come back so we can do it again ! https://t.co/1hcbcc45rz

— Big Meech 미친 (@MiaYim) May 31, 2026

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